A case report of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) with recurrent gastric bleeding
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عنوان ژورنال: Progress of Digestive Endoscopy
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1348-9844,2187-4999
DOI: 10.11641/pde.86.1_138